Inoue, Yujiro https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6717-1932
Tanabe, Hideki https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5284-1888
Akai, Masami https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-7158
Hayashi, Kunihiko https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4648-3936
Article History
Received: 6 March 2025
Accepted: 10 September 2025
First Online: 24 October 2025
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